AMVETS FRAUD SHOOTING

IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, THE FORMER COMMANDER OF AN AMVETS POST IN DAYTON IN SET TO BE SENTENCED FOR CRIMES RELATED TO EMBEZZLEMENT.
48-YEAR-OLD DANNY DALE GORDON, THE FORMER COMMANDER OF AMVETS POST 24 IN DAYTON, PLEADED GUILTY TO FEDERAL WIRE FRAUD LAST FALL. COURT RECORDS SHOW THAT BETWEEN JANUARY OF 2022 AND MAY OF 2024, GORDON TRANSFERRED MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE NON-PROFIT POST'S SCHOLARSHIP AND FUNDRAISING ACCOUNTS INTO ITS DAILY OPERATIONS ACCOUNT AND THEN WITHDREW FUNDS FOR PERSONAL USE. HE USED THE FUNDS FOR TRAVEL, GAMBLING AND TRIPS TO GENTLEMEN'S CLUBS. SENTENCING IS MARCH 25TH. HE COULD FACE UP TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON AND A ONE MILLION DOLLAR FINE.